iHipHop Distribution | |
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Founded | 2009 |
Status | Active |
Distributor(s) | E1 Music |
Genre | Hip hop, Electronic |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Official website | www |
iHipHop Distribution was founded in 2009 in an attempt to provide artists and record labels with a new paradigm for distributing their music and building their brand. iHipHop Distribution has worked successfully with many artists and continues its partnership with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival for the release of its annual Hip-Hop compilation. [1] When distributing music other than Hip-Hop, the company uses the moniker iH2D. [2]
iHipHop Distribution maintains its own worldwide digital distribution platform, iHipHopDistribution.com, providing distribution and marketing services to artists globally. iHipHop Distribution also has its own worldwide vinyl distribution network which focuses on specialty vinyl pressings. iHipHop Distribution currently distributes titles from the following labels: Rostrum Records, Jet Life Recordings (Currensy), LVLYSL (Neako), Elephant Soundz (Marz Lovejoy), A3C, Cinematic Music Group, Goon MuSick (Snowgoons), Switchblade, The Barnes Corp (Trademark Da Skydiver), among others. [3]
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson. Babygrande is distributed by The Orchard and represented by the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood.
Gregg Michael Gillis, known by the stage name Girl Talk, is an American disc jockey who specializes in mash-ups and digital sampling. Gillis has released five LPs on the record label Illegal Art and EPs on both 333 and 12 Apostles. He was trained as an engineer.
24 Hour Karate School is the debut album by hip hop record producer, Ski Beatz. Originally, the album was set for a March 30, 2010 but was pushed back due to sample clearance issues. The project was then given a September 7, 2010 release date, however, was not released until September 21. Guest appearances featured consists of Curren$y, Jim Jones, Jay Electronica, Joell Ortiz, Jean Grae, Wiz Khalifa, Stalley and Camp Lo. Mos Def was also scheduled to appear on the album, but was removed due to clearance issues.
American rapper Wiz Khalifa has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, three extended plays (EP), two collaborative albums, 84 singles, sixteen promotional singles, twenty-one mixtapes, and 82 music videos. After signing to independent record label Rostrum Records at a young age, Khalifa released his first mixtape Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, and his first studio album, Show and Prove (2006). Following the release of Show and Prove, Warner Bros. Records signed Khalifa in 2007 as part of a joint deal with Rostrum. At Warner, Khalifa released the singles "Youngin' on His Grind" and "Say Yeah". The latter became his first song to appear on a Billboard chart, peaking at number 20 on the US Hot Rap Songs. Disagreements with Warner over the release of a purported major-label debut album led Khalifa to departed from the label, and release his second studio album Deal or No Deal in 2009 on Rostrum Records alone.
The following songs were produced by Ski Beatz.
Shante Scott Franklin, better known by his stage name Currensy, is an American rapper. In 2011, he founded the label Jet Life Recordings.
Marz Lovejoy is a curator, model, author, producer, editor-in-chief, community organizer, and musician born in Minneapolis.
O.N.I.F.C. is the fourth studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The album was released on December 4, 2012, by Atlantic Records and Rostrum Records. The album's title was inspired by the album H.N.I.C. by Prodigy of Mobb Deep, and is an initialism for "Only Nigga In First Class". Upon release, O.N.I.F.C. received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 selling 148,000 copies in its first week.
The Stoned Immaculate is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Curren$y. It was released through Warner Bros. Records on June 5, 2012. This release was his first "major" release through Warner Bros. The album features guest appearances from Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa, Estelle, 2 Chainz, Wale, Marsha Ambrosius, Daz Dillinger, Big K.R.I.T., Fiend, Corner Boy P, Young Roddy, Trademark da Skydiver, and Smoke DZA.
This is the discography of American rapper Curren$y.
Sean Pompey, better known by his stage name Smoke DZA, is an American rapper and songwriter.
Jet Life is an American hip hop collective formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, originally consisting of rappers Curren$y, Trademark da Skydiver, and Young Roddy. All members of the Jet Life collective are signed to Jet Life Recordings, which is owned and operated by Curren$y. The collective is also known by the names Jet Life Crew, The JETS, sometimes stylized as The J.E.T.S. or The JET$, and as Jets International.
Rolling Stoned is the debut studio album by American rapper Smoke DZA. The album was released on August 30, 2011, by iH2D and iHipHop Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Bun B, Big K.R.I.T., Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Fiend, Den10, Dom Kennedy, Trademark da Skydiver, Schoolboy Q, Big Sant and Currensy.
Dream. Zone. Achieve is the third studio album by American rapper Smoke DZA. It was released on April 1, 2014, by DZA's R.F.C. Music Group record label. The album features guest appearances from Cam'ron, NymLo, Joey Badass, Ab-Soul, Kobe, CJ Fly, Wiz Khalifa, Currensy, Ty Dolla Sign, Bluntsmoker, J. Ivy and BJ the Chicago Kid.
Alex Washington, better known by his stage name Trademark da Skydiver, is an American rapper. He was a member of the hip-hop group Jet Life and also performs under the aliases "Super Villain" and "Flamingo Barnes".
1st of the Month Vol. 5 is the fifth EP by American rapper Cam'ron. The EP was released on November 1, 2014, by Killa Entertainment.
The discography of Smoke DZA, an American hip hop artist, consists of eight studio albums, twenty-five mixtapes, and thirteen singles,.
Roderick Brisco, better known by his stage name Young Roddy, is an American hip hop recording artist signed to Jet Life Recordings and iHipHop Distribution.
Sav Killz aka Jamel Hampton is a Brooklyn, New York-based emcee, rapper and lyricist. He is part of the hip hop underground in New York City.
Full Court Press is a collaborative hip hop album by American producer Girl Talk and rappers Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Smoke DZA, released April 8, 2022 via Asylum Records and Taylor Gang Entertainment. Full Court Press is Girl Talk's first full album in over a decade, following 2010's All Day.